Join us at CREW Kansas City’s 16th Annual Golf Classic for an unforgettable day full of golf, networking, and supporting a wonderful organization!

WHEN: AUGUST 15, 2019

WHERE: CREEKMOOR GOLF COURSE

TIME: 8:00 AM REGISTRATION, 9:00 AM SHOTGUN START

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CREW KC and Creekmoor Golf Course have joined together for a great annual event. The course offers players a championship challenge while CREW KC allows its guests and members high quality networking. This combination gives each player an opportunity to form long lasting connections and improve their game on and off of the course.

UES is thankful to support CREW through this fantastic event and all proceeds go to CREW Network Foundation to positively affect the future of women in commercial real estate.

Golf attire is required! Collared shirts and no jeans. All participants must be at least 18 years of age.

Here are 3 helpful pieces of advice to improve your professional career from respected female leaders in the Commercial Real Estate Industry.

“This type of progress comes with lessons learned early on. The first few years of a career can be pivotal to future success. Whether it is mastering the art of negotiation, relationship building, or finding your voice, these years can make or break any career. Three women shared what they learned that helped them reach the success they have today and make their lessons work for them.“

1. Agree to Disagree

As I began my career in commercial real estate, I had no idea how to build a career in this industry. I did not study real estate in college or law school, had no family or personal connections to the industry, and was a female in a field that is overwhelmingly male.

You have to be conversant in the language of real estate to do deals and build credibility.

You have to recognize that every relationship is valuable. Your path will cross those of your peers time and again.

When conducting transactions, you must be tough enough to get the deal done, yet you must learn to disagree agreeably to not gain a reputation as a deal killer.

You must persevere in the face of any obstacle or naysayer to reach your goals. In my case, it took 5 years to transition from practicing law to securing my first role on the business side of commercial real estate.

Finally, I learned that you can’t do it alone.

2. Find Your Voice

Early in my career, I was put on the spot in a senior level meeting. My opinion was different than many in the room, but I had a reasoned response. Granted, it was not the path that they chose, but that moment has had strong impact on me and served me well throughout my career.

Voicing my opinion was not always appropriate, as many times I wanted to learn from those with more experience.

But having this mindset has helped me to think about and become very practiced in how to make decisions.

It has helped me to take proactive ownership and move strategically forward.

At this point in my career, while the final decisions are often on my shoulders, I value those that can provide me with thoughtful opinions along the way.”

3. Trust Yourself

Lesley Horton Campbell, Associate General Counsel: Tiffany & Co.

Never be afraid to step up and trust that you are smart enough to handle a stretch assignment.

I made the mistake early on in my career of not stepping up for an assignment because I assumed that I was too junior and that naturally it would go to a more senior experienced colleague.

The next time the same opportunity came around, I quickly stepped up without hesitation and ended up knocking it out of the park.

Checkout a summary of 2019 trends in Multifamily Housing Markets…

In Freddie Mac’s Multifamily research, they found that “performance in the multifamily market remained healthy during 2018, despite high levels of new supply entering the market. We expect this trend to continue into 2019, but with more modest growth in comparison to recent years.”

2018 ended up with solid rent growth and only modest increases in vacancy rates despite an elevated level of new supply. There are some weakness’s in individual markets and submarkets.

“New supply will remain elevated through 2019 and into 2020 but rents and vacancies will continue outperforming historical averages due to robust demand related to the rising cost of homeownership, changing demographics and consumer preferences.”

Cap rates have slightly fallen over the past couple quarters but they expect cap rates to rise in 2019 if Treasury rates increase.

“Multifamily origination volume is projected to grow to $317 billion in 2019 driven by solid market fundamentals and strong investor demand for multifamily properties.” This figure exceeds 2018’s statistic by 3.9 percent.In conclusion, “we expect 2019 to be another strong year for the multifamily industry. Homeownership affordability constraints and consumer trends will continue to drive demand, while strong rent growth will support property price growth.”